Staff Attorney

Position: Staff Attorney I
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March 6, 2026 (12 days left to apply) job requisition :
JR-109699
** Agency
* * Court of Appeals
** Division
* * Court of Appeals 1
** Job Classification Title
** Court of Appeals Staff Attorney (NS)
** Position Number
**** Grade
* * JB23DO
YOUR CAREER JUSTICE! Each and every day, North Carolina's courts help provide safety for our communities, prosperity for our economy, and protection for the rights, liberties, and freedoms that sit at the foundation of our state and federal constitutions. Consider an exciting and rewarding career with us and join the more than 7,000 elected officials and employees who make up our workforce and help us ensure that justice is administrated without favor, denial, or delay.
** Description of Work
** SALARY RANGE: $76,170.00 - $76,170.00    The Office of Staff Counsel at the North Carolina Court of Appeals is seeking qualified candidates for a Staff Attorney I position.
** Knowledge

Skills and Abilities

/Management Preferences
** The Office of Staff Counsel reviews, summarizes, and recommends dispositions of petitions and motions filed with the Court of Appeals. The Office also assists the Court's juvenile case panels by drafting opinions in abuse, neglect, dependency cases, as well as termination of parental rights cases.
The position reports to the General Counsel. The Office is located in the Court of Appeals building in downtown Raleigh. The Office maintains a collegial environment where attorneys and staff collaborate to move the work of the Court and the Office forward. Attorneys are entrusted to work independently on assignments to meet the demands and deadlines of the Court. While the Office allows part-time telework and telework flexibility for illness, family/household emergencies and other one-time events, full-time remote work is not offered with this position.

New attorneys are expected to come into the office every day and meet work product goals prior to beginning part-time telework. Telework is at the discretion of the General Counsel and can be altered at any time to fulfill the needs of the Office.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
* Summarize petitions for prerogative writs and motions for temporary stays.
* Conduct necessary legal research to recommend dispositions.
* Draft orders effectuating rulings on petitions and motions.
* Draft proposed opinions for abuse, neglect, dependency and termination of parental rights cases.
* Consult with and answer questions from judges on petitions and draft opinions.
* Prepare memoranda for the Office of Staff Counsel and the Court on various issues.
* Assist the Office and the Court with special projects as needed.
** Knowledge,

Skills and Abilities

/ Competencies
**** Knowledge of**:  appellate practice; case law of the Supreme Court of North Carolina and the Court of Appeals; NC Rules of Appellate and Civil Procedure; federal statutes and case law; legal terminology and procedures; and information systems and court technology.

** Skills in:
** interpersonal relations; problem solving; resource and time management; multitasking; attention to detail and organization; appellate procedures; effective oral and written communication**.*
* ** Ability to:
** conduct legal research and analysis; draft appellate opinions; work independently; communicate orally and in writing; recognize and solve problems; and apply word processing skills.
** Supplemental and Contact Information:
**** INSTRUCTIONS:
** Applicants must complete an on-line application by clicking the above APPLY link. Mailed or faxed applications will
** not
* * be accepted.
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